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4 years after Kenosha unrest, community still rebuilding
In August of 2020, Abel Alejo received a phone call from Yolanda Hernandez. His business, La Estrella Supermarket, was on fire. “When I got to Kenosha, everything was chaos. There was big flames,” Alejo said. “The fires just went from one business, to the next, to the next.”
Waukegan High School Opens Without SROs Amid District-City Contract Dispute
The Waukegan High School campuses kicked off the new academic year with a notable absence – the school resource officers (SROs) were missing due to unresolved contract disputes between Waukegan School District 60 and the City of Waukegan. Superintendent Theresa Plascencia, in a letter to parents and stakeholders, highlighted the value of SROs in fostering a secure and integrated school environment.
A County Study of What Went Wrong--And Right--In The Local Response to the 2020 Riots Still Not Released
(WGTD)---The results of a nearly two-year-old study to determine how Kenosha County could better prepare itself to handle a variety of crises such as the 2020 civil unrest and riots remain under wraps. Friday is the fourth anniversary of the police shooting of Jacob Blake which touched off the violence...
Air quality advisory issued for Wisconsin lakeshore counties
(WLUK) -- The counties along the shore of Lake Michigan are being warned of unhealthy conditions until 11:00 p.m. Saturday night. In a press release, the Department of Natural Resources listed Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine and Sheboygan counties under an advisory for ozone levels, stating that the air quality index is expected to reach the 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' level.
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